The 2025 season of the Waratah Metro Junior League came to an end over the weekend, with a thrilling display of basketball action on 27th of July at Sutherland & Bankstown Basketball Stadiums.
Sunday saw over 58 teams participate across four age groups, all looking to cement themselves as the Grand Final winners in their respective divisions.
Basketball NSW would like to thank all the coaches, managers, technical officials, volunteers and delegates for their hard work and commitment over the season, whose help is imperative to a successful season.
A big thank you to the dedicated staff and volunteers of Sutherland Basketball Association and Bankstown Basketball Association for their amazing efforts in creating an unforgettable finals weekend.
Basketball NSW would like to congratulate all the 2025 Waratah Metro Junior League finalists, winners and referees appointed to the grand final matches on their achievements, as listed below:
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 Winners – Sutherland Sharks
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders
- Appointed Technical Officials – Liam Flanagan & Alex Cantori
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 Winners – Inner West Bulls
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Sydney Comets
- Appointed Technical Officials – Keith Dao & Jake Erickson
- Under 12 Boys Division 3 Winners – Blacktown Storm
- Under 12 Boys Division 3 Runners Up – Marrickville Spirit Blue
- Appointed Technical Officials – Joaquin Riaguas Tortosa & Selena Gao
- Under 12 Boys Division 4 Winners – Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Black
- Under 12 Boys Division 4 Runners Up – Inner West Bulls
- Appointed Technical Officials – Nayte Wylie-Fahey & Lucas Kuehne
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 Winners – Sydney Comets
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 Runners Up – Hills Hornets Green
- Appointed Technical Officials – Daniel Russo & Ada Marsico
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 Winners – Hills Hornets Red
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 Runners Up – Sydney Comets
- Appointed Technical Officials – Lidia Marsico & Charlotte Bytheway
- Under 12 Girls Division 3 Winners – Hawkesbury Jets
- Under 12 Girls Division 3 Runners Up – Bankstown Bruins
- Appointed Technical Officials – Isobel Caffyn & Ean Eou Lee
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 Winners – Sydney Comets
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Blacktown Storm
- Appointed Technical Officials – Aram Zarigian & Zachary Chan
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 Winners – St George Saints
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Sydney Comets
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ciara Jean-Baptiste & Brody Turner
- Under 14 Boys Division 3 Winners – Hawkesbury Jets
- Under 14 Boys Division 3 Runners Up – Sydney Comets
- Appointed Technical Officials – Kaden Kuang & Kevin Cheng
- Under 14 Boys Division 4 Winners – Macarthur Heat
- Under 14 Boys Division 4 Runners Up – Springwood Scorchers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Nick Choi & Bailey Connor
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 Winners – Blacktown Storm
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 Runners Up – Sydney Comets
- Appointed Technical Officials – Aimee Clark & Hayden Garnon
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 Winners – Marrickville Spirit
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 Runners Up – Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders
- Appointed Technical Officials – Talyn Montgomery & Silas Whitehead
- Under 14 Girls Division 3 Winners – Norths Bears
- Under 14 Girls Division 3 Runners Up – Hawkesbury Jets
- Appointed Technical Officials – Rosita Farhoodi & Abigail Stone
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 Winners – West Sydney Wolves
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Blacktown Storm
- Appointed Technical Officials – Alexander Palmer & Matias Chong
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 Winners – Bankstown Bruins
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Sutherland Sharks
- Appointed Technical Officials – Daniel Robinson & Joshua Kingston
- Under 16 Boys Division 3 Winners – Norths Bears
- Under 16 Boys Division 3 Runners Up – Hills Hornets White
- Appointed Technical Officials – Riley Gilchrist & Jeremy Karam
- Under 16 Boys Division 4 Winners – West Sydney Wolves
- Under 16 Boys Division 4 Runners Up – Springwood Scorchers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Varun Marwaha & Harmony Hudson-Stevens
- Under 16 Boys Division 5 Winners – St George Saints
- Under 16 Boys Division 5 Runners Up – Sutherland Sharks
- Appointed Technical Officials – Cooper Skelly & Joshua Elsom
- Under 16 Girls Division 1 Winners – Bankstown Bruins
- Under 16 Girls Division 1 Runners Up – Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ali Farhat & Harsha Kuppili
- Under 16 Girls Division 2 Winners – Sydney Comets
- Under 16 Girls Division 2 Runners Up – Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders
- Appointed Technical Officials – Callum Birchill & Joseph Newall
- Under 16 Girls Division 3 Winners – Hills Hornets White
- Under 16 Girls Division 3 Runners Up – Hawkesbury Jets
- Appointed Technical Officials – Nick Nicholson & Kylie Montgomery
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 Winners – Marrickville Spirit Blue
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 Runners Up – Blacktown Storm
- Appointed Technical Officials – Lachlan Nicholas & Emmy Prykiel
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 Winners – Hills Hornets Red
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 Runners Up – Penrith Panthers
- Appointed Technical Officials – Sarah White & Lilly Hogan
- Under 18 Boys Division 3 Winners – Hawkesbury Jets
- Under 18 Boys Division 3 Runners Up – Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Spiders
- Appointed Technical Officials – Natasha Karam & Jordan Koorey
- Under 18 Boys Division 4 Winners – West Sydney Wolves 2
- Under 18 Boys Division 4 Runners Up – Marrickville Spirit Red
- Appointed Technical Officials – Brendan Lim & Nicholas Williams
- Under 18 Girls Division 1 Winners – Inner West Bulls
- Under 18 Girls Division 1 Runners Up – Sutherland Sharks
- Appointed Technical Officials – Louis Brockwell & Holly Powell
- Under 18 Girls Division 2 Winners – Norths Bears
- Under 18 Girls Division 2 Runners Up – Bankstown Bruins
- Appointed Technical Officials – Lachy Francis & Bailey Baxter
- Under 18 Girls Division 3 Winners – Inner West Bulls
- Under 18 Girls Division 3 Runners Up – Marrickville Spirit
- Appointed Technical Officials – Ki Lun (Freddy) Ng & Taye Washington
Basketball NSW would like to recognise the Most Valuable Players from the 2025 Waratah Junior League finals weekend, listed below:
- Under 12 Boys Division 1 – Dax de Haan (Sutherland Sharks, no. 7)
- Under 12 Boys Division 2 – Jayden De Jesus (Inner West Bulls, no. 8)
- Under 12 Boys Division 3 – Lucas Cuento-Reynoso (Blacktown Storm, no. 55)
- Under 12 Boys Division 4 – Marshall Wan (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, no. 9)
- Under 12 Girls Division 1 – Annabelle Singgih (Sydney Comets, no. 15)
- Under 12 Girls Division 2 – Emma Dee (Hills Hornets, no. 6)
- Under 12 Girls Division 3 – Savannah Jayasinghe (Hawkesbury Jets, no. 1)
- Under 14 Boys Division 1 – Judd Hammond (Sydney Comets, no. 15)
- Under 14 Boys Division 2 – Ben Savaan (St George, no. 4)
- Under 14 Boys Division 3 – Kobe Murdoch (Hawkesbury Jets, no. 18)
- Under 14 Boys Division 4 – Rio McGuinness (Macarthur Heat, no. 29)
- Under 14 Girls Division 1 – Kaya Kumar (Blacktown Storm, no. 12)
- Under 14 Girls Division 2 – Chloe O’Kane (Hornsby Spiders, no. 44)
- Under 14 Girls Division 3 – Natasha Stauber (Norths Bears, no. 36)
- Under 16 Boys Division 1 – Aidan Vo (West Sydney Wolves, no. 20)
- Under 16 Boys Division 2 – Vlado Vujatovic (Bankstown Bruins, no. 14)
- Under 16 Boys Division 3 – Theo Hoppe (Norths Bears, no. 36)
- Under 16 Boys Division 4 – Samuel Green (West Sydney Wolves, no. 24)
- Under 16 Boys Division 5 – Tifii Mhando (St George Saints, no. 10)
- Under 16 Girls Division 1 – Liliana Anthony-Ligaiviu (Bankstown Bruins, no. 4)
- Under 16 Girls Division 2 – Thalia Dillon (Sydney Comets, no. 14)
- Under 16 Girls Division 3 – Christy Huynh (Hills Hornets, no. 5)
- Under 18 Boys Division 1 – Nico Palacio (Marrickville Spirit, no. 1)
- Under 18 Boys Division 2 – Oliver Lau (Hills Hornets, no. 5)
- Under 18 Boys Division 3 – Edward Calvin Totaan-Imbag (Hawkesbury Jets, no. 5)
- Under 18 Boys Division 4 – James Obuzome (West Sydney Wolves, no. 18)
- Under 18 Girls Division 1 – Lahairoi Igiraneza (Inner West Bulls, no. 40)
- Under 18 Girls Division 2 – Hannah Grosvenor (Bankstown Bruins, no. 6)
- Under 18 Girls Division 3 – Valentina Tannous (Inner West Bulls, no. 5)
CLICK HERE to view all final scores and statistics from the 2025 Waratah Metro Junior League, and CLICK HERE to view the Program.
To view the photo gallery from the 2025 Waratah Metro Junior League finals weekend, please CLICK HERE & CLICK HERE.